19971008041829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G · Davison, MI · October 8, 1997

Date: October 8, 1997 · 17:15 local
Place: Davison, MI
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N327VB
Reported as: Bell 47G
Reported engine: Franklin 6V335A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 357 total185 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Ms. Eby-buck was conducting a sales demonstration flight. She operated the flight controls during takeoff, climbout and cruise. Mr. Faltyn was evaluating the helicopter for a prospective purchaser. He operated the flight controls during cruise, approach and landing. A hard landing ensued. The tail rotor, tail rotor driveshaft and landing gear were damaged. (This amended report changes the tracking number from dtw 97071 to dtw 98001.) privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MS. EBY-BUCK WAS CONDUCTING A SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. SHE OPERATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING TAKEOFF, CLIMBOUT AND CRUISE. MR. FALTYN WAS EVALUATING THE HELICOPTER FOR A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER. HE OPERATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING CRUISE, APPROACH AND LANDING. A HARD LANDING ENSUED. THE TAIL ROTOR, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. (THIS AMENDED REPORT CHANGES THE TRACKING NUMBER FROM DTW 97071 TO DTW 98001.) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^